Fayetteville candidates — a few of them, anyway — attend forum hosted by advocacy groups
Five of the 15 candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot for Fayetteville City Council — as well as both mayoral candidates — gathered Thursday for a forum hosted by advocacy groups Cape Fear Indivisible, Organizing Against Racism: Cumberland County, Common Cause N.C. and Fayetteville Freedom For All at Smith Recreation Center.
Primary winners strategize for November’s general election
With Tuesday’s primary in the rearview mirror, the remaining candidates vying for seats on the Fayetteville City Council — and in other municipal races in Cumberland County — …
Godwin mayor seeks new term; challenger files for Spring Lake board
Godwin Mayor Willie Burnette filed for reelection on Wednesday, the fourth day of filing for 2023 municipal elections. In Spring Lake, a new challenger emerged for the Board of Aldermen as Jackie Lee Jackson filed for a seat, according to the Cumberland County Board of Elections Office.
Dawkins, Thompson file to retain seats on Fayetteville City Council
Two more incumbents on the Fayetteville City Council filed for reelection Monday, the second day to sign up to run in the 2023 municipal elections. Mayor Pro Tem Johnny Dawkins will seek to …
Column: Police chief candidates have a long investment in Fayetteville
The city manager got this one right. “The next chief should be fully invested in the community,” Doug Hewett was saying Friday in revealing the final candidates to succeed Chief Gina …
